Parlor bowling-alley.



G. A. LONGWBLL.

PABLOB BGWLING ALLEY.

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i lCHESTER .1. LoxGwnLL, oF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letztem Patent.

Patented sept. 22, 1908'.

Application l'ed January 18, 1908. Serial No. 411,382.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'Cnnsrnn A. LoxownLL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegh'eny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered new f and useful Im )rovements in Parlor owlyingnilleys, of winch the following is a specification. y

My invention relates to the game known as bowling or ten-pins.and has for its object to provide a game-board and its accessories for playing ten-pins within the limits of a parlor or other small room.

' The gaine-board is portable and light, and preferably contains means for carrying the pins and the bowling piece or pieces.

Referring to the drawing accompanylng this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective of my. invention with the-pins and bowling- )ieee ready for use, and Fig. 2 is a central `longitudinal section of Fig. 1.

(In the drawings, 1 represents the alley or slideway, on which the bowling-piece 2 slides or rolls when bowled or driven as hereinafter described. 'lhe alley 1 is preferably a narrow board having such a length as to require considerable degree of skill in the players as they drive the bowling-piece 2 from one end 'thereof to the other where the pins 3 are located. I have made the alley 9 inches wide and long, and find that these dimensions are satisfactory, but it is to be understood that other dimensions may be used t0 corresoond to the age., skill, and desire of the pllayers.

4 represents a transverse line at the outer end of the alley, this line showing the lace where the bowling-piece 2 should be p aced preparatory to driving the same along the alley. I prefer that the bowling-piece 2 have the form of a disk, shown, but it may be a ball or ring, if desired. The. pins 3 are preferably miniature ten-pins and are preferably arranged in the same manner as in the game of tenspins7 as shown on the drawings. i The inner end of the alley is secured to the bottom of a box 5, having the bottom 6, the sides 7, the end S, and the lid or cover 9, the. front being preferably open from side to side. The alley is so Vpositioned in the box as to leave the gutter or space 10 between the sides of the box and the sides of the alley and between the end of the box and the end of the alley. The lid of the box has preferably the hinges 11 which are connected to the out of the box.

rear edge of the lid and the end of the box so that the lid may be raised as shown on the drawing and form a guard to prevent the pins and bowling-pieces from being driven I )rovide the braces 12 which support the lit in its raised position Each has one end lpivotaily secured to the lid and the otheren( provided with an arm 13 bent outwardly toward the exterior of the box and resting in one or the other of the notches 14 or 15 in the to i edge of the sides 7. When the lid is raiser the arms 13 test in the rear notches 14; and when closed, in the front notches I5. The notches have 4their rear walls inclined downwardlv and fao rearwardly so that in case the lid slfall ati' tempt to rise, the arms will catch under the incline and prevent the lid from outward movement.

"hen the game board is not in use the )ins 3 and the piece 2 may be piaced in the. ox and the lid lowered to the position shown in dotted lines, and in case the board be carried with the box down the pins and bowling-V pieee will bc retained in the box, as the in* clined rear wall of the notches 15 will securely hold the arms in the notches. In the upper edges of the sides 7 and near the end S, I provide the open notches 16 in which rest the ends of the rod 17, which. has secured thereto the pad or cushion 1S, against which the pins and bowling-piece oi pieces may strike without injury to them or the box. The rod with the pin may be readily taken out for renewal or other pur roses when desired.

The game-boarif may be placed on a table or other support when it is desired to play :n game of ten pins. The pins are set up in the usual positions at the'inner end of the alley 1 and the piece 2 is placed at a selected place on thel line 4. 'The piece is preferably snapped at the. pins 3 by one of the fingers in a manner well-known. The game is otherwise played likel the game of tenwins and the score may be. kept as in the well-known game of that` name. Of course, various accessories may be provided to confine the bowlingiiece 2. Any number of bowling-pieces may be used differing in size and weight, if preferred.

`I tlaim- 1; In a portable bowling-alley, an alley, a

' box in which one end of the allev is secured and having its walls provided with notches, a

cover arranged when opento increase the Bil@ v i l height of the'end of the box, a brace pivot# ally connected to the cover, and an arm carried by the brace, said arm beingarranged to enter a notch in the box to hold the cover open, said notch having a downwardly and vrearwardly inclined rear wall. A

2. In a portable bowling-alley, an alley, a

box in which one end of the alley is secured and having its walls Provided with notcl1cs,a cover arranged when open to increase the height of the end of the box, a brace pivotally connected to the cover, and an arm carried by the brace, said arm being arranged to enter one notch in the box to hold the cover o en and the other notch to hold the cover c osed.

3, `In va nortable bowling-alley, an alley, a

box in which one end of the alley is secured l and having its walls provided with notches,'a cover arranged when open to increase vthe height of the cnd of the box, a brace pivotried by the brace, said arm being arranged to "enter a notch in the box when the cover 'is closed, said notch having a downwardly and 2 rearward l y inclined rear Wall. l

Signed at Pittsburg, Pa., this 14th day 0f Janu'a ry, 1 90S.

VVit-nesses:

ALICE E. DUFF, l A ELVA STANIEK.

CHESTER A. LON WELL. f

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